Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

News
Huge News: 'Black Mirror' Creator Charlie Brooker Is SXSW Sydney's Latest Big Headline Speaker

He's been giving everyone tech nightmares for years — and now he's coming to Australia to chat about technology, innovation and the future.

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The Trailer for 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Turns Edgar Allan Poe's Work Into a Gory Spin on 'Succession'

'The Haunting of Hill House', 'The Haunting of Bly Manor', 'Midnight Mass' and 'The Midnight Club' creator Mike Flanagan is back with another Netflix horror series.

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'Sex Education' Works Towards a Big Finish in the Full Trailer for the Netflix Favourite's Final Season

Otis, Eric, Maeve and the Moordale crew are back for one last round of sex therapy in the teen drama's fourth season.

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Rose Byrne Turns in One of Her Best Performances Yet in the Final Season of Aerobics Comedy 'Physical'

The 80s-set Apple TV+ series is coming to an end with its third season — and with Zooey Deschanel joining the cast.

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'Barbie' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Digital So You Can Stream Some Kenergy From Your Couch

It's time to get 'I'm Just Ken' stuck in your head again and again, with Greta Gerwig's entertaining flick hitting digital while it's still in cinemas.

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Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

A month out from the first-ever SXSW outside of the US, the festival's lineup just keeps getting bigger.

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Godzilla Rampages Through a Streaming Series in the First Trailer for 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

Kurt and Wyatt Russell play older and younger versions of the same character in this TV entry in the 'Monsterverse'.

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Julia Garner Faces Terror at an Outback Pub in the Unsettling Trailer for Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

The latest film from Australian director Kitty Green after 'The Assistant', this must-see takes inspiration from documentary 'Hotel Coolgardie'.

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New Horror-Fantasy Gem 'The Changeling' Is Eerie, Entrancing and Led by an Exceptional LaKeith Stanfield

Streaming rarely get as evocative and ambitious as this page-to-screen highlight, which is based on the novel by Victor LaValle.

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Event
Theater Camp

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Drama kids and stage obsessives, prepare to be seen by this hilarious, affectionate and deeply authentic mockumentary.

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Hayao Miyazaki Is Back: The Enchanting First Trailer for Studio Ghibli's 'The Boy and the Heron' Is Here

The iconic filmmaker's first film in a decade is "a semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation".

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The Innocent

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

French actor, writer and director Louis Garrel crafts a thoroughly charming crime caper co-starring 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' standout Noémie Merlant.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Pop culture's favourite heroes in a half shell get the 'Spider-Verse' treatment — and it's their best spin in cinemas yet.

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Swoon: Three Seasons in, Rose Matafeo's 'Starstruck' Keeps Proving a Perfect Rom-Com Sitcom

What happens after you've lived the 'Notting Hill' life and had a moment right out of 'The Notebook'? That's the latest question in this charming romantic-comedy series.

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The King of the Monsters Is Back in Postwar Japan in the First Trailer for 'Godzilla Minus One'

It's kaiju time again in the first live-action Japanese 'Godzilla' film since 2016's excellent 'Shin Godzilla'.

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Stormzy, Steve Lacy, Dominic Fike and Raye Headline Laneway Festival's Huge 2024 Lineup

Come February, you'll also be catching AJ Tracey, d4vd, Dope Lemon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and more.

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It's Official: 'Barbie' Is Now 2023's Highest-Grossing Film and in the Top 15 of All Time

Greta Gerwig's smash-hit has now made more at the box office this year than 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' — and it's still screening.

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Ah, Freak Out!: Nile Rodgers & Chic Have Announced a Headline Tour Down Under This Spring

The disco greats are hitting up Brisbane, Sydney, Fremantle and Auckland on top of their Harvest Festival and Melbourne International Jazz Festival dates.

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A Date with Destiny: How Celine Song Adapted Her Own Experience Into Swooning Romantic Drama 'Past Lives'

With her first feature, the Korean-born playwright-turned-filmmaker drew upon her own life to craft a movie that deeply connects — at Sundance, on 2023's festival circuit and with audiences everywhere.

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Wes Anderson Now Has Four Brand-New Short Films Based on Roald Dahl Stories Hitting Netflix in September

What's better than one Wes Anderson short film hitting your streaming queue? Four, all dropping within four days of each other.

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The King of the Monsters Is Back in Postwar Japan in the First Trailer for 'Godzilla Minus One'

Stormzy, Steve Lacy, Dominic Fike and Raye Headline Laneway Festival's Huge 2024 Lineup

It's Official: 'Barbie' Is Now 2023's Highest-Grossing Film and in the Top 15 of All Time

Ah, Freak Out!: Nile Rodgers & Chic Have Announced a Headline Tour Down Under This Spring

A Date with Destiny: How Celine Song Adapted Her Own Experience Into Swooning Romantic Drama 'Past Lives'

Wes Anderson Now Has Four Brand-New Short Films Based on Roald Dahl Stories Hitting Netflix in September

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